Why Mentorship Programs Fail: The Training Gap

We invested $200K in a mentorship program with 80 employees and executive buy-in. Six months later, 60% of pairs stopped meeting. The culprit wasn't mentees—it was mentors ghosting due to zero training, no feedback mechanisms, and unclear expectations beyond a 45-minute kickoff call. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/mentorship-programs-fail-training-gap/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23893221
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Mentoring and Academic Development
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Why Mentorship Programs Fail: The Training Gap

David Ohnstad
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Why Mentorship Programs Fail: The Training Gap

David Ohnstad
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Abstract

We invested $200K in a mentorship program with 80 employees and executive buy-in. Six months later, 60% of pairs stopped meeting. The culprit wasn't mentees—it was mentors ghosting due to zero training, no feedback mechanisms, and unclear expectations beyond a 45-minute kickoff call. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/mentorship-programs-fail-training-gap/

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